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Patrick McCroskey is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law and an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Fellow. He limits his family law practice to complex matters surrounding separation and divorce. As a Certified Family Financial Mediator, Patrick provides services to other family law attorneys and their clients through mediation, and to the community at large in his capacity as Buncombe County Certified Parenting Coordinator.
Since 2007, Patrick has been continuously recognized by Best Lawyers in America, and named the Family Law Lawyer of the Year for Asheville in 2015, 2017, and 2020. He has been named to North Carolina Super Lawyers master list since 2012, and was listed in their Rising Stars category in 2009 and 2010. Patrick has been an AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell since 2010 and was included in the Business North Carolina Legal Elite in 2012, and continuously since 2014.
For most of his career Patrick has dedicated time and effort to the betterment of the legal profession at large through service in legal governance. Statewide he is a career long member of the North Carolina Bar Association, its Family Law Section, and has served on the Family Law Council. Locally he is a career-long member of the 28th Judicial District Bar and has served on its Executive Committee. On both the state and local levels he has served on several committees in multiple capacities. He is a frequent speaker and has presented on various family law topics at continuing education seminars for the North Carolina Bar Association.
A Western North Carolina native, Patrick has served his community through service to the Board of Directors for the Buncombe County Visitation Center, was a Rape Awareness and Prevention Educator, and taught both Youth Martial Arts Jiu-Jitsu and Women’s Self Defense classes. He is an outdoorsman and an extreme sports enthusiast.
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State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1995
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47 N. Market St., Asheville, NC, 28801
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Posted by Jennifer | April 14, 2014
Patrick worked hard to help and get me what I fairly deserved out of my Divorce. He is extremely honest and intelligent, knows the law and is a respectful listener. During a Divorce when it seems like your world is spinning out of control, I was so lucky to have Patrick by my side. He is a strong adv...
Posted by Jeannine | June 23, 2011
I was engaged in a very difficult divorce process and if it had not been for Patrick McrCroskey I might have lost my determination to resolve it in the spirit of Grace. While I could not control how my former spouse approached the process ( in anger and denial of his own responsibility) I knew and M...
Posted by David | April 13, 2019 | Hired Attorney
When fighting for parental rights, it is important to have an attorney who you can trust will work in your best interest and not quit during the case. I was a client of Mr. Mccroskey, and I was unhappy with the attitudes and lack of communication I was receiving from Patrick and his team. In my opini...
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2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2023
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2023
Best Lawyer, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2022
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2022
Best Lawyer - Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2022
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2021
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2021
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2020
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2020
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2020
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2020
Asheville's Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, Best Lawyers in America
2020
Best Lawyer, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2019
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2018
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2018
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2017
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2017
Asheville's Lawyer of the Year, Family Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2017
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2016
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Super Lawyers, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2016
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2015
Asheville's Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2015
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Legal Elite, Family Law Section, Business North Carolina Magazine
2015
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2014
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Super Lawyers, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Legal Elite Young Guns, Business North Carolina
2012
Super Lawyers, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2012
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Best Law Firms in America, US News / Best Lawyers in America
2010
AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2010
Listed in Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2009
Listed in Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers in America
2003
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
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Best Law Firms, Asheville Tier 1 Metropolitan, Family Law, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, since 2010
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2000 - Present
Partner, Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, PA
1900 - Present
Partner, GHMA | LAW (formerly Gum, Hillier, McCroskey & Amburgey)
1995 - 2000
Principal, Law Offices of Patrick S. McCroskey
2009 - Present
American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersFellow
2003 - Present
North Carolina State BarBoard Certified Specialist in Family Law
1995 - Present
North Carolina Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
28th Judicial District BarMember
1995 - Present
North Carolina State BarMember
2004 - 2007
NC Bar Association Family Law CouncilExecutive Committee Member
2004 - 2007
NC State Bar Family Law CouncilMembership Committee Chairman
2003 - 2005
28th Judicial District BarExecutive Committee
2003 - 2004
28th Judicial District Bar Nominating CommitteeMember
2002 - 2002
Family Visitation CenterBoard of Directors
2001 - 2007
North Carolina Bar Family Law SectionCouncilor and Committee Member
1995
Juris Doctor
1995
JD
1992
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2016
Case Law Update, Part One, 2016
2014
Postseparation Support, Alimony and Attorney Fees
2009
Equitable Distribution and Family Law
2009
Procedure
2008
Confessions of an Adrenaline Junkie; Legal Trends Network
2008
Witness Preparation
2008
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
2007
Testifying in Court
2007
Alimony Motions Including Motions to Terminate and/or Modify Alimony
2006
Dealing With Difficult Opponents Without Rolling in the Mud
2006
Child Custody Guidelines
2008
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